Assistant Criminal Justice

Andrea Braver

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Education

Bachelors of Arts in Psychology and Criminal Justice & Criminology Candidate: May 2015

University of Maryland, College Park, MD Cumulative GPA: 3.78 / 4.0

Department of Criminal Justice & Criminology Honors Program

Professional Experience

Intern The Equal Rights Center

01/2015 – Present: 28 hours/week

• Researching civil rights issues and preparing for civil rights testing

• Assisting with projects for equal opportunity housing

• Conducting intakes from individuals’ experiences of alleged discrimination

Research Assistant Robert H. Smith School’s Center for Leadership, Innovation, and Change

02/2014 – 06/2014: 15 hours/week

• Assisted in the development in three new study designs

• Analyzed and coding the data from over 200 participants in a study conducted in the lab

• Built skills in project management and communication

Intern Undergraduate Student Legal Aid Office at the University of Maryland

08/2013 – 01/2014: 9 hours/week

• Helped provide legal assistance to 25 undergraduate students with the legal issues they were facing

• Researched over 100 legal cases through Lexis/Nexis and WestLaw

• Honed communication skills through working with undergraduate clients, an attorney, and fellow interns

Intern Watertown Police Department

06/2013 – 08/2013: 6 hours/week

• Prepared 10 PowerPoints and two brochures for police training and civilian safety procedures

• Assisted in field research for the Community and Staff Development Department

Research Assistant Project Interaction: A Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative

09/2012 – 01/2013: 9 hours/week

• Developed an understanding of negotiations and interactions with countries in the Middle East

• Employed LIWC prep, data entry, and coding of 50 passages sent from Middle Eastern countries

• Ran over 200 participants in the various studies conducted in the lab

Additional Work Experience

Assistant Director Camp Centre Acres

05/2014 – 08/2014: 50 hours/week

• Working with camp director and other supervisors to ensure the quality of our staff and camp

• Supervising and evaluating 30 counselors and 20 counselors-in-training

• Enhancing organizational skills through filing paperwork and bills and planning activities and field trips

Camp Counselor Camp Centre Acres

05/2009 – 08/2013: 40 hours/week

• Provided campers aged 6-9 with a safe and enjoyable experience at camp

• Acted as a role model to newer counselors and counselors-in-training

• Promoted to assistant director for the summer of 2014

Computer Skills

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Access, and IBM SPSS Statistics

Honors

• Deans List: fall 2011, fall 2012, spring 2013, fall 2013, spring 2014, fall 2014

• Member of Psi Chi, the International Psychology Honor Society

• Member of Primannum Honor Society

Activities

• Member of Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity

• Athletics chair of Alpha Xi Delta Women’s Fraternity

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